5.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment drive defines Forest Lake, where 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This level of workforce activity is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community heavily engaged in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are employed full-time here than in most similar areas, with 61.0% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
66.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.1%, education and training at 9.2%, and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 15.2% and community and personal service workers at 12.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Forest Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/employment